OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS - Seneca Co., Ohio

Source:
A Centennial Biographical History
of
Seneca County, Ohio
Publ. by Lewis Publishing Company
1902

	JACOB ZEIGLER. Few sections of Seneca county, Ohio, are more justly noted for fine farms and for a high class of citizenship, then is that part known as Bloom township, and one of the most prominent and substantial agriculturists of this locality is Jacob Zeigler, the owner of two hundred and seven acres of valuable land. Mr. Zeigler's farm is one of the most desirable in this township, and is well adapted to the purposes to which it is put, a general line of farming and the raising of stock, both branches of his enterprise being carried on by Mr. Zeigler with complete success. Jacob Zeigler is not only a native son of the state, but he is also a native of Seneca county, having been born rin Venice township, Feb. 12, 1859. His ancestry is a German extraction, and his parents were Henry and Louise Zeigler, who removed to Eden township when he was five years of age. There their lives were spent, and there he grew up a farmer boy, and all his life has been identified with agricultural affairs. He obtained a good common-school education, assisting during his youth in the farm work, and when his school days were concluded he took charge of the home farm, conducting it successfully until he was twenty-seven years old, leaving it at the time of his marriage, to settle upon a farm of his own. Sept. 24, 1885, Mr. Zeigler was married to Miss Hanny Brauser, who was born in Lykens township, Crawford county, Ohio, being a daughter of Rudolph and Catherine Brauser. Mr. and Mrs. Zeigler have a family of seven children, namely: Alva George, Charles Adam, Hattie Catherine Louisa, Eddie J., Florence M., Mary E., and Wernie Joyce. After his marriage Mr. Zeigler movd to the farm which he has ever since occupied, and where he owns and operates two hundred and seven acres, although he is a large landholder in Crawford county, also, owning there a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, located in Texas township. Mr. Zeigler is a man of progressive ideas and believes in the use of modern methods and machinery, and he has done much in the way of the introduction of such in this locality. His interests have been centered in agriculture for so many years that there are few details with which he is not thoroughly acquainted and he is justly regarded as one of the leading farmers of the township. He has been very successful also in the raising of stock, having very practical ideas on their scientific breeding as well as economic feeding, and his methods are regarded as most sensible and valuable, his success testifying to their practical importance. Mr. Zeigler has been a lifelong Democrat and has been an active and intelligent upholder of the principles of the Democratic party. He has been no office-seeker, but has taken an interest in good government and in the progress and advancement in his locality. He is a liberal supporter and a consistent member of the German Reformed church, in which he is highly valued. During a long and industrious career Mr. Zeigler has not only gained a strong position by the ability with which he has managed his business, but as a man of force of character, upright and honest in his dealings with his fellow citizens, and as a kind husband and devoted and careful father, he has gained the esteem of all who know him. Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Seneca County, Ohio - Publ. by Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 162
	WILLIAM H. ZEIS. Among the leading and successful farmer citizens of Seneca county, Ohio, William H. Zeis has long been one of the representative men. Since 1883 he has been a resident of Seneca township and has been all his life identified with the interests of Seneca county. The birth of Mr. Zeis was in Liberty township, in Seneca county, Dec. 24, 1838, and he was a son of Jacob and a grandson of Martin Zeis, the latter of whom was one of the pioneer settlers of Seneca county and one who was notable in its early enterprises. As early as 1816 Martin Zeis left Germany on a sailing vessel, bound for the United States. Three long months were spent on the Atlantic ocean, and the tired voyagers then made their way to Frederick county, Maryland, where they lived for eleven years, Mr. Zeis having brought his family with him. It was just at this date that the agricultural advantages which settlement in Ohio promised began to attract sturdy pioneers from other states, who saw in this opportunity a future provision for the large families which at that time were not unusual. Hither came grandfather Zeis and his ten children, the trip consuming a long time, on account of the poor roads, many of them almost impassable. Mr. Zeis located in Liberty township, Seneca county, entering here one hundred and sixty acres of land form the government, and here the remainder of his life was spent. By trade he was a shoemaker and he carried this on in connection with farming and became one of the leading citizens of his township. He was a man of great industry and was earnest in his desire to promote the advancement of his township. It was his personal effort which cut the first road through the forest from Shiloh church to Cromer Station, his land covering a part of the present site of the village of Cromer. With the assistance of his many sons he soon built a comfortable log cabin, established here a family which has ever since been one of respectability in the county. Jacob Zeis, who was the father of our subject, was born in Baden, Germany, and he accompanied his parents to America and was his father's helper in his early settlement in Seneca county. He married Abbie Craun for his first wife, and they had three children, the survivor being Martha, the wife of Thomas Guinn, a resident of Iowa; John M. and Jacob being deceased. The second marriage of Jacob Zeis was to Elizabeth Lauer, who was born in Wittenberg, Germany. She came to America at eighteen years of age and died in her sixty-second year. Fourteen children were born to this union, of which our subject was the oldest. The others were as follows: Lewis, deceased; Jacob of Clinton township; Christiana, deceased; Daniel, a private in the Twenty-eighth Iowa Infantry, who died during the war; Rebecca, the widow of David Fought, of Seneca township; Lucinda, deceased; Theodore, deceased; Matilda deceased; Charles, a resident of Indiana; Truman, a resident of Hopewell township; Benjamin, a farmer of Liberty township; James, the farmer on the old homestead in Liberty township; and Leander, a resident of this township. After his first marriage Jacob Zeis bought eight acres of land in Liberty township and there he made his home during the continuance of his life. This farm is now the property of his son, James F. Zeis. The early life of William H. Zeis, of this biography, was spent on the old home farm in Liberty township. He embraced every educational opportunity within his reach, his advantages being limited. He recalls very distinctly the old log schoolhouse with its uncomfortable slab benches whereon the children of his day sat with aching backs, on account of ho supports being provided, while a scarcity of books was felt by almost all of the pupils. The teacher was usually partly paid by subscription and was expected to board around among the families. Many romances have been written in those days, but Mr. Zeis needs none of these, as he easily recalls them and is able to compare the chances which the children of today enjoy those offered to their forefathers. There was plenty of work to be done on the home farm and Mr. Zeis remained assisting his father until he was twenty-seven years of age. Then he married and bought sixty acres of land and for two years operated both that and his father's farm, moving then into Seneca township and operating a farm there for the two following years. Mr. Zeis then removed to his former home in Liberty township, where he made many substantial improvements and remained from 1870 to 1883, coming then to his present most desirable farm in Seneca township. Here Mr. Zeis owns one hundred and fifty-five acres in section 27, and has given his attention to general farming and stock-raising. He is well known in agricultural circles and his methods of farming and management of stock commend themselves to his neighbors as wise and productive of excellent results. Although the greater part of his life has been given to cultivating the soil, Mr. Zeis has had other interests, and has always arrayed himself on the side of law and order. In 1862 he became a member of the Home Guards and was with Company E, One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Regiment, when it went, in 1864, to serve in the defense of the nation's capital. It is well-known fact in his locality that he is an uncompromising Republican. The first marriage of Mr. Zeis was to Miss Ellen Cromer, who was a daughter of Ezra Cromer, and the children of this union were as follows: Ira N., who is a practicing physician in Carey, Ohio; Daniel W. who is attending a dental college of Columbus, Ohio; and Elizabeth, who died in infancy. Mrs. Zeis died in 1872. The second marriage of Mr. Zeis was to Miss Sarah Cromer, who was a sister of his first wife, and the children of this marriage are as follows: Ezra E., Jesse W., and Lula L., all residing at home. Mr. Zeis is highly esteemed in his township as an honorable man and is known to be interested in matters of public moment, having always done his part to advance every worthy enterprise, looking to the agricultural development of this part of Seneca County. Ezra Cromer was born in Maryland, of German origin, and married, in Liberty township, Seneca county, Sarah Craun, a sister to Abbie Craun, the first wife of Jacob Zeis. His home adjoined the Zeis farm at Cromer station, which was located on his farm and named in his honor. He died there at sixty-eight years of age. His widow now resides with her daughter, Mrs. Zeis, aged eighty-six, well preserved. Mr. Cromer and wife were active in the Methodist Protestant church, in which he was a class-leader, and his life very much devoted to the growth and advancement of the church and of the moral upbuilding of the community. Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Seneca County, Ohio - Publ. by Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 466
	HENRY ZIEGLER. There is no one nation that has contributed to the complex composition of our American social fabric an element of more sterling worth or of greater value in fostering and supporting our national institutions than has Germany. Germany has given us men of sturdy integrity, indomitable perseverance, high intelligence and much business sagacity, - the result being the incorporation of a firm and strength giving fiber, ramifying through warp and woof. A man who may well look with pride upon his German-American ancestry is the subject of this review, who is a native of Seneca county, where he has passed practically his entire life, devoting his attention to agricultural pursuits, possessing the dominating characteristics mentioned above and attaining a success worthy the name, with the concomitant confidence and regard of his fellow men. Mr. Ziegler was born on the old homestead farm, in Venice town ship, Seneca county, on the 23d of March, 1860, being the son of Henry and Louisa (Keller) Ziegler, the former of whom was born in Baden, Germany, and the latter in the kingdom of Bavaria. The father was reared on a farm in the fatherland, where he received his educational training and where he remained until 1854, when he emigrated to America, making the voyage on one of the sailing vessels common to that period and being on the deep for forty-eight days. He came to Seneca county soon after his arrival and located in Bloom township, where he began working on a farm by the month, continuing to be thus employed about three years, within which time, by his frugality and indefatigable toil, he accumulated sufficient money to justify him in the purchase of forty acres of land, in Venice township. He was married in 1858 and soon afterward took up his abode on his farm, where he continued to make his home until 1864 when he purchased eighty acres of land in Eden township, a portion of the same having been cleared and a log house and barn constituting the principal improvements. He subsequently purchased an adjoining eighty acres, and this continued to be his home until his death, on the 9th of November, 1877, at the age of fifty-two years and five months. He was a devout member of the Reformed church, as was also his wife, who accompanied her parents, Peter and Susanna Keller, on their emigration to America, in 1852, the voyage being forty-two days in duration. They likewise settled in Bloom township, this county, where they passed the residue of their days. Mr. Ziegler survived her honored husband many years, passing away on the 10th of October, 1897, at the age of sixty-three years and ten days. They were people of sterling character, rearing their children to lives of usefulness and honor, and being valued citizens of th e community. Of their eight children we incorporate a brief record, as follows: Jacob is a farmer of Bloom township; Henry is the subject of this sketch; John lives on the homestead farm, in Eden township; Susanna M. is the wife of W. H. Brouse, of Lykens township, Crawford county; George is engaged in farming in Eden township; Christopher L. follows the same vocation in Wyandot county; and Emeline K. and Adam A. remain at the old homestead. A few years after the death of the father the estate was enlarged by the purchase of an adjoining tract of ninety acres, upon which a new and commodious residence and erected and other admirable improvements made, and there the mother made her home until her death. The immediate subject of this review was but four years of age when the family came to Eden township, and here he was reared to maturity, receiving a good common-school education and remaining on the homestead farm until his marriage in 1887. He then located on a farm of eighty acres, in the same township, devoting his attention to its cultivation until 1891, when he removed to Lykens township, Crawford county, where he had a farm of one hundred acres. At the expiration of two years he came to the farm where he now lives, in Eden township, owning one hundred and sixty acres in the home farm and forty-three acres in Texas township, Crawford county. He was made his homestead one of the fine places of this section, the same having the best permanent improvements and being maintained under a high state of cultivation, while he also devotes considerable attention to the raising of high-grade live stock. Mr. Ziegler is recognized as one of the progressive and influential farmers of his agricultural enterprises and thus winning the merited reward of definite success. He is a Democrat in his political proclivities and his religious faith is that of the Reformed church, of which his wife also is a devoted member. He has lived in this community from his childhood and his life has been such as to gain and retain to him unqualified confidence and esteem. On the 27th of September, 1887, Mr. Ziegler was united in marriage to Miss Clara S. Klaiss, likewise a native of Seneca county, and they are the parents of seven children, all of whom remain at the parental home, namely: Frank L., Fannie M., Blanche N., Raymond A., Eliza E., Cora A. and Howard A. Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Seneca County, Ohio - Publ. by Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 88
	MARCUS ZIRGER. Another of the native sons of the Buckeye state who has here passed his entire life and by his energy, integrity and progressive methods attained a high degree of success, is Mr. Zirger, whose fine homestead farm lies contiguous to the city of Tiffin, eleven acres of the tract being within the corporate limits. He is a representative of one of the pioneer families of the state, since his father located in Ohio ore than half a century ago, and that he has attained his prosperity by worthy means is evident from the unqualified esteem in which he is held in the community where the greater portion of his life has been passed. Marcus Zirger was born on a farm in Crawford county, Ohio, on the 22d of April, 1840, being one of the nine children born to Louis and Regina (Danamieler) Zirger. Of the children, seven are living at the present time, namely: Sophia, Catherine, Anna, Kirtilda, Frances, Victoria and Marcus. Louis Zirger was born in the province of Alsace, France, where he was reared and educated and where his marriage was solemnized, his wife having been born in the same province. In 1836 they emigrated to America, locating in Crawford county, Ohio, where he purchased a farm of one hundred and twenty acres, to whose improvement and cultivation he gave his attention during the quarter of a century. In 1861 he came to Seneca county and located in Tiffin, where he passed the residue of his life retired from active business, passing away in his eighty-fifth year. He was a devout member of St. Josephs Catholic church, as was also his wife, who died at the age of eighty-seven years. Marcus Zirger remained on the old homestead until he had attained the age of twenty-two years, his educational advantages having been such as were afforded by the public schools of his native county. At the age noted he secured employment in a sawmill, continuing to be thus occupied for a period of four years. In 1867, about two years subsequent to his marriage, he purchased the old homestead in Crawford county, where he remained two years, at the expiration of which he disposed of the property and came to Seneca county, locating on his present fine farm of one hundred and eighty-four acres, in Clinton township, the intrinsic value of the same being greatly increased by reason of its being situated in juxtaposition to the thriving city of Tiffin. Here he ahs engaged in diversified farming, and for the past six years has conducted a very successful dairy business, using the most scrupulous care in every detail of the enterprise and catering to the representative and appreciative patronage in the city of Tiffin. He has a fine herd of milch cows, and as a dairy farm his place is not excelled in this section of the state. He has made the most substantial improvements on the place, having a commodious and attractive residence and other good buildings, and is known as one of the substantial and influential men of the county, his success being the resut of consecutive and well-directed endeavor, while he has ever commanded the fullest measure of respect and confidence in the communities where he has lived. Mr. Zirger is certainly worthy of that proud American title, a self-made man, since after his marriage his cash capital was represented in the sum of fifteen dollars, which was largely expended in connection with a reception to his friends on that occasion, and his energy, sagacity and good business judgment have been the factors which have brought about the transformation in his financial status and placed him among the representative citizens of the county. Though essentially public-spirited in his attitude, he has maintained an independent position in politics, supporting men and measures rather than being guided along close partisan lines. His religious faith is that of the Catholic church, in which he was reared, his support being given to St. Joseph's church, in whose maintenance he materially assists. On the 28th of November, 1865, Mr. Zirger was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Bihn, who was born in Medina county, Ohio, the daughter of Andrew Bihn, a sterling pioneer of that section. To Mr. and Mrs. Zirger twelve children have been born, and of these only one is deceased, Clara Bertha, who died at the age of seven years. The others are all at the parental home except the two married daughters, and their names, in order of birth, are as follows: Louis, Frances, Anna (the wife of Corneliuss Steinmetz, a successful farmer of Venice township), Otto, Lucy, Ida (wife of Leo Wernament, a farmer of Clinton township), Cordillia, Clara, Albert, Edward and Maximilian. Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Seneca County, Ohio - Publ. by Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 22
	CONRAD H. ZUTAVERN. There is no nation that has contributed to the complex makeup of our American social fabric an element of more sterling worth and of greater value in supporting and fostering our national institutions than has Germany. From this source our republic has had much to gain and nothing to lose. Germany has given us men of sturdy integrity, indomitable perseverance, higher intelligence and much business sagacity, - the result being the incorporation of a strong and strength-giving fiber ramifying through warp and woof. A man who may well look with pride upon his German-American origin is the subject of this review, who is a representative of one of the pioneer families of Seneca county, where he has passed his entire life, and where he is personally recognized as a representative citizen, having attained a high degree of success through his operations in connection with the great basic art and science of agriculture. Mr. Zutavern was born on the old homestead farm, in Bloom township, this county, the date of his nativity having been Apr. 2, 1848. He is one of the eleven children born to Jacob H. and Margaret (Geiger) Zutavern, and of the number six are living at the present time, namely Christina, the wife of Jacob Horn, of Michigan; Lucinda, the wife of Conrad Lebold, of Venice township; Conrad H., the subject of this sketch; Caroline, the wife of Benjamin Shelhorn, also of Michigan; Amelia, the wife of Leonard Smeltz, of Kansas, Seneca county; and Paul, a resident of Bloom township. Jacob H. Zutavern was born in Baden, Germany, whence he, as a lad of eight years, accompanied his parents on their emigration to America, the family settling in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, where he was reared to maturity and where his marriage was solemnized. A year after this important event in his life he came with his wife to Seneca county, where he took up a pre-emption claim of one hundred and sixty acres, in Bloom township, the tract being heavily timbered. Here he erected the approved form of log cabin common to the pioneer epoch, and then gave his virile strength and energy to the work of reclaiming the land for cultivation. His industrious-efforts were prolific in ultimate success, and he eventually purchased forty acres of adjoining land and also became the owner of the farm of one hundred and four acres where his son, our subject, now lives, and also accumulated six hundred acres in Michigan. From these statements it may be gleaned that his success was pronounced and that he was an influential citizen, while his integrity of character and his kindly nature gained him a warm place in the confidence and esteem of those with whom he came in contact in the various relations of life. He lived to attain the age of sixty eight years, his demise occurring in the year 1873. He identified himself with the Republican party at the time of its organization and ever afterward continued a stanch advocate of its principles. He was a member of the Reformed church, as was also his wife, who survived him by about eight years. He became one of the wealthiest men of Bloom township and his influence was ever given in support of all worthy enterprises and projects for the general good, so that he stood as a model citizen and as one who had made a large contribution to the development and progress of this section of the state. Conrad H. Zutavern, the immediate subject of this sketch, was reared on the old homestead and is indebted to the public schools of the locality for the early educational advantages which were his. In Williams county, Ohio, on the 24th of December, 1871, when twenty-three years of age, Mr. Zutavern was united in marriage to Miss Maria Smeltz, who was born in Venice township, Seneca county, where her father, Jacob Smeltz, was a pioneer settler, his later years being passed in Williams county. After his marriage our subject settled on his present farm, which he purchased of his father at that time. He has erected substantial buildings on the place, effected other improvements of the best order and has made it one of the best farms in this section. At the time of this writing (May, 1902,) he is erecting an attractive residence in the town of Attica and it is his intention to retire from the more active duties of the farm and to make his home in that village. In politics he is a stanch Republican, but has had no predilection for public office. He and his wife are prominent members of the English Reformed church at Carrothers, in which he is an elder. They have no children. Mr. Zutavern has the highest standing in the community and is one of the honored and influential citizens of his native county. Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Seneca County, Ohio - Publ. by Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 382
	JACOB B. ZUTAVERN. Among the prominent citizens of Bloom township, Seneca county, Ohio, where for many years he was one of its most respected men, was Jacob B. Zutavern, whose useful life closed on May 8, 1900, on his farm in this township. Jacob B. Zutavern was born in Bloom township Aug. 15, 1855, being a son of Henry Jacob and Margaret Zutavern. He was reared on the home farm and was industrious and energetic youth. He took a lively interest in agricultural pursuits and this he never lost during life. He was able to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the public schools of his district, and he grew to manhood as a well informed, intelligent, industrious young farmer. In 1879 occurred the marriage of Jacob B, Zutavern to Miss Effie Keller, who was born in Bloom township, a daughter of Peter and Susan (Buchman) Keller, who were natives of Germany, where their marriage was solemnized. They migrated thence to the United States and settled on a tract of leased land, in the woods of Bloom township, Seneca county, Ohio, where Mr. Keller improved a farm. Later he removed to Crawford county, where he improved another farm and where he died when his daughter Effie (Mrs. Zutavern) was but seven years of age. After the marriage of Mrs. Zutavern her mother returned to Seneca county, passing the remainder of her life in Eden township, where she died at the age of seventy-four years. Of her nine children six are living at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. Zutavern became the parents of three children, namely: Jessie R. who died at the age of eight years; Earl R. aged fourteen years; and Vesta Ellen aged five years. After his marriage our subject and wife settled down on the home farm which he successfully managed until he came to his own estate, in 1883. Mr. Zutavern was extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising and owned a large tract of land, having three hundred and twenty acres divided into two farms. Here he made many improvements of a substantial and permanent nature, the present brick residence being built in 1885, and he was very justly considered one of the leading farmers of this section. Every part of his large farm was brought up to its highest producing point, as Mr. Zutavern thoroughly understood the science as well as the practical part of his business. As one of the largest and most successful raisers of fine grade stock, he was known all over this locality, and the products and stock of his farm found ready sale whenever marketed. Although Mr. Zutavern passed out of life in the midst of a useful career, he is not forgotten, having left a distinct impress on his community. As a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party, he was somewhat of a leader in its ranks. He thoroughly believed in its policy and was an ardent supporter of its methods and candidates. Mr. Zutavern was also a leading member of the Reformed church in Bloomville, was active in religious work and was a liberal and generous supporter of this organization. His estimable widow continued his work in this church, she being also one of its consistent members. The death of a man life Jacob B. Zutavern is a distinct loss to any community, and his memory should be cherished in enduring form. As long as industry and honesty are considered cardinal virtues, and as long as an upright and exemplary life is held as worthy of emulation, so long will abide the memory of such men as our subject. He was a man of pleasant and genial disposition, well equipped mentally, and had a wide circle of attached friends. He was charitable to those less fortunate than himself and was known as an exceptionally kind neighbor. Mrs. Zutavern still resides on the valuable farm left her by her husband, and is a lady who is most highly esteemed in this locality. Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Seneca County, Ohio - Publ. by Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 62
	PAUL W. ZUTAVERN. One of the leading farmers of Seneca county, Ohio, is Paul W. Zutavern, who was born in Bloom township, this; county, June 20, 1859, being a grandson of Conrad Zutavern and a son of Henry and Margaret (Geiger) Zutavern, who had a family of eleven children, - three sons and eight daughters, - of whom seven survive. Henry Zutavern was a son of Conrad Zutavern, and both were born in Baden, Germany. Conrad Zutavern brought his family to America and settled in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and later his son Henry came to Seneca county and here entered one hundred and sixty acres of government land, while still later he entered six hundred acres in the state of Michigan. At one time he thus owned large: tracts of land, some of which he improved, and some of which he sold. Henry Zutavern died in 1874, at the age of sixty-five years, after an industrious and worthy life. His estimable wife survived until 1879, her death occurring at the age of sixty-seven. Both parents had been consistent and valued members of the German Reformed church. The early rearing of our subject was on his father's farm, where he assisted in the work of improvement and cultivation, while he attended the district schools. At the age of nineteen years there was devolved upon him the duty of taking charge of his father's estate, and he successfully carried on operations there until 1881, managing the farm with economy and ability, gaining in the meantime an experience which he has put to good use in the conduct of his own agricultural enterprise. Mr. Zutavern comes of a long line of farming people and there are few details of this industry which he does not fully understand. Being a man of progressive ideas and intelligent comprehension, he makes use of modern machinery, understands drainage and succession of crops, displaying in every branch of his business the interest and knowledge which have enabled him to take the leading position he does among Seneca county farmers. The improvements which Mr. Zutavern has made on his property are substantial and permanent, his commodious barn, which is ninety-eight by forty feet in dimensions, having been erected in 1897. All of his other buildings are in proportion, and there are few farms in this township which are so desirable in every way. Our subject has here a tract of three hundred and twenty acres of arable land, well adapted to the production of all grains and vegetable growths, and equally well suited for stock-raising, the latter being an important feature in Mr. Zutavern's operations. The marriage of Mr. Zutavern was solemnized on Nov. 5, 1881, when Miss Alvada Spaulding became his wife. She was born in Bloom township, the daughter of Samuel D. and Mary (Trail) Spaulding. Three children have been born to our subject and wife, namely: Harry B., Rollo H. and Ethel B., all of whom have been given excellent educational opportunities. Mr. Zutavern has been devoted to the principles of the Republican party all his life, and has exerted considerable influence n party ranks in this township. He has served in local offices, and is at present, and has been for the past three years, one of the valued trustees of Bloom township, having recently been elected for a second term. He is a man of upright life and character, holding the esteem of all his neighbors and having a wide circle of friends. Both he and his estimable wife and family belong to the Bloomville Reformed church and are prominent in the good work it carries on. For several years he has served as deacon of the church, and he was a member of the building committee under whose direction was recently completed the erection of the present church edifice, at a cost of eleven thousand dollars. Mr. Zutavern belongs to that class of men whose word is as good as their bond. He is highly esteemed in public life and much beloved in his family, where he is a kind and careful father and husband, devoted to the welfare of those dependent upon him. Source: A Centennial Biographical History of Seneca County, Ohio - Publ. by Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 252

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